In the Nov./Dec. issue of the LINK Reader, our bi-monthly direct-mail newspaper, LINK nky published the name of the wrong candidate as Democratic nominee in House District 68. The candidate is Democrat Kelly Jones, who is running against Republican nominee Mike Clines. In our print article listing races and candidates across the region, we published […]
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Local Candidates speak at Alexandria council meeting
Three local candidates, Kelly Jones, Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Nicole Broomall, attended and spoke at the Alexandria City Council meeting last week, with many of their supporters in tow. The meeting saw the official appointment of David Plummer, who will be the new city administrator, but the council allowed the candidates to take the podium […]
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Two candidates vying for open Senate District 24 seat
Two candidates are facing off for the open seat in Senate District 24 that Wil Schroder (R-Wilder) has held since 2014. Before Schroder, Fort Thomas Republican Katie Stine held the seat from 1999-2014. After the latest round of redistricting, the district is now comprised of Campbell, Pendleton, Bracken, and part of Kenton Counties. Schroder decided […]
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Dissenting demonstrators at Covington courthouse support Women’s Wave movement
Pro-choice supporters gathered in front of the Covington Federal Courthouse on Saturday in a nationwide effort to protest a statewide abortion ban and hear State Rep. Rachel Roberts (D) speak about the issues on next month’s ballot. Our own Alecia Ricker attended the demonstration — view her photos below.
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Fairness Campaign’s PAC endorses local candidates
C-FAIR, the Political Action Committee of the Fairness Campaign, announced a record 121 candidate endorsements in the Kentucky General Election and endorsed “No” on both proposed constitutional amendments. The Fairness Campaign advocates on behalf of LGBT-related issues and people. The endorsements include candidates for Kentucky State Senate and House all across the commonwealth, the Bowling […]
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NKY Chamber holds forum to discuss midterm elections: ‘It’s really on a knife’s edge’
While a lot of talk in Kentucky politics has been on the 2023 Kentucky governor’s race, there is still a midterm election this year, and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce wants to make sure voters know how it could impact local — and national — politics in the future. The Chamber held a forum […]
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Planned Parenthood, Ky. Right to Life announce candidate endorsements
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade case, which had granted legal access to abortion services across the country, and a constitutional amendment related to abortion on Kentucky ballots this November, the issue of abortion rights is front and center this campaign season. Two organizations on opposite ends of that […]
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Northern Kentucky group announces judicial race endorsements
Northern Kentuckians for the Judiciary announced Wednesday its endorsed candidates in local contested judicial races that are on the Nov. 8 ballot. The group was created to maintain the quality of the judiciary in Northern Kentucky, said its chairman, Mark Arnzen, a Covington attorney. It also endorses judicial candidates in the region. “We established high […]
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Voter registration surges as deadline approaches
Following two years of flatlined voter registration, Kentucky is witnessing a surge, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced last week. Adams said 9,631 new voters joined the rolls in August. That’s up from 5,995 in July. Also in August, 5,373 voters were removed from the rolls—4,189 died, 677 were convicted of felonies, 412 moved out […]
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NKU professor talks cybersecurity in election process as part of speaker series
Computers in election systems have introduced both new features and new risks to the electoral process, said NKU Professor and Director for the Center for Information Security Dr. James Walden at a meeting Wednesday evening. During the meeting, Walden talked about cybersecurity during the election process starting with voter registration and continuing through the tabulation […]